Annotated checklist of butterflies of Ankleshwar-an industrial town in Gujarat, India
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Sidat, Azaz
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Bhatt, Urjit
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Hypolimnas misippus
(Linnaeus, 1764)
Danaid Eggfly
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Material examined.
INDIA
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Gujarat
, Bharuch district, Ankleshwar; transects T-01, T-02, T-03, T-05, T-06, T-07, T-08, T-09 (
Table 1
); agricultural hedges or bar- ren/discarded lands, suburban areas, roadside vegeta- tion, and near ponds with surrounding wetland plants.
Identification.
Males jet black with two large spots, one on hindwing larger and one small on forewing smaller; small white spot on upperside forewing; golden yellowtinged, light, rusty brown underside; narrow white band on underside forewing and broad one at hindwing. Fe- males mimic
Danaus chrysippus
; forewing apex black with white band; black-bordered hindwings with a se- ries of white spots